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HANDMADE PERCUSSIONS
HANDMADE PERCUSSIONS
The Laser Series was born from a strictly industrial approach to snare drum construction, where every choice is guided by control, repeatability, and acoustic quality.
The shells are made of aluminum belonging to the Al-Mg-Si alloy family, selected for its balance between formability, mechanical strength, dimensional stability, and vibrational response.
The raw material used by AluVibe is supplied with quality certificates, casting reports, chemical analyses, and mechanical analyses to guarantee full traceability. Each batch is also inspected by our qualified personnel upon receipt, before being admitted to the production cycle.
Only material that meets AluVibe standards is used for production: the sheet is cut to size, calendered to the nominal diameter, and then laser welded along the longitudinal joint.
Laser welding is a structural choice: the energy is concentrated on an extremely small area, reducing the thermal impact and ensuring the metallurgical continuity and geometric stability of the shaft.
After welding, each drum undergoes artificial aging in an oven at 170 °C, a controlled treatment that stabilizes the microstructure and makes the mechanical behavior uniform over the entire circumference.
Once the thermal phase is complete, each frame is dimensionally checked by laser scanning to detect deformations or imperfections not perceptible to the naked eye. Only the shafts that fully pass the checks proceed to the subsequent phases.
This is followed by surface treatments, including polishing and galvanizing, performed in compliance with the tolerances and acoustic characteristics of the drum.
The final assembly is performed entirely by hand by highly qualified personnel, with attention to mechanical precision, aesthetic consistency, and overall sound performance.
The result is a light but structurally solid snare drum with a high tuning stability, uniform resonance, controlled sustain, and an extremely sensitive dynamic response, even at low intensities.
The Laser Series is not an artisanal reinterpretation of aluminum: it is industrial engineering applied to sound, where every step is measured, verified, and aimed at maximum structural and acoustic integrity.